Gasparilla Arts Festival

Perfect weather greeted people attending the 44th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts Saturday. The festival, held in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, continues through Sunday. The fine art and fine craft show also has live entertainment, a variety of food crafts for kids and more. ANDY JONES/STAFF

People attending the 44th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts on Saturday were greeted by a wide variety of artwork including these sculptures by Josh Cote of Louisiana, Missouri. The festival, held in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, continues through Sunday. The fine art and fine craft show also has live entertainment, a variety of food crafts for kids and more. ANDY JONES/STAFF

Karen Schmid, of Tampa, and her daughter Hailey, age 7, admire a work of art they had just created at the Tampa Museum of Art Children’s Activity Area while the two were attending the 44th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts Saturday. The festival, held in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, continues through Sunday. The fine art and fine craft show also has live entertainment, a variety of food crafts for kids and more. ANDY JONES/STAFF

People shop for a print in a booth of John Margerum’s artwork at the 44th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts Saturday. The festival, held in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, continues through Sunday. The fine art and fine craft show also has live entertainment, a variety of food crafts for kids and more. ANDY JONES/STAFF

Andrea Dankic walks her dog Bella, age 4, and in the background people attend the 44th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts Saturday. The festival, held in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, continues through Sunday. The fine art and fine craft show also has live entertainment, a variety of food crafts for kids and more. ANDY JONES/STAFF

Mark Weismann and Marlane Ausley, of Tampa, enjoy glass artwork by Susan Gott, of Tampa while attending the 44th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts Saturday. The festival, held in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, continues through Sunday. The fine art and fine craft show also has live entertainment, a variety of food crafts for kids and more. ANDY JONES/STAFF

Laura Linderman (foreground left) admires a cast glass, steel and copper sculpture by Marlene Rose, of Clearwater, as friend Nancy Creedon (background center right) looks on as the two women of Tampa attend the 44th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts Saturday. The festival, held in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, continues through Sunday. The fine art and fine craft show also has live entertainment, a variety of food crafts for kids and more. ANDY JONES/STAFF

Laura Linderman (foreground left) admires a cast glass, steel and copper sculpture by Marlene Rose, of Clearwater, as friend Nancy Creedon (background center right) looks on as the two women of Tampa attend the 44th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts Saturday. The festival, held in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, continues through Sunday. The fine art and fine craft show also has live entertainment, a variety of food crafts for kids and more. ANDY JONES/STAFF

Gasparilla Arts Festival

People shop for a print in a booth of John Margerum’s artwork at the 44th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts Saturday. The festival, held in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, continues through Sunday. The fine art and fine craft show also has live entertainment, a variety of food crafts for kids and more. ANDY JONES/STAFF